Danish Union of Press Photographers

The Danish Union of Press Photographers (Danish: Pressefotografforbundet), a trade union, is the oldest national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.

The union was founded in Copenhagen by six press photographers on 17 February 1912,[1] just four years after the newspaper Politiken had employed Holger Damgaard, himself one of the founders, as the first press photographer in Denmark.

The other five founders and earliest members were Julius Aagaard, Rolstad, Asker Michelsen, Th.

In 1962 the number of members had reached 148 and in 1967 it became part of the Danish Union of Journalists (Dansk Journalistforbund).

They include Jan Grarup, Tine Harden, Nicolai Howalt, Henrik Saxgren, Trine Søndergaard and Charlotte Østervang.